Family

How Far Does the Apple Fall From the Tree?

In my case, it ripped off the branch and rolled all the way down the hill.

30 Years Ago, Romania Deprived Thousands of Babies of Human Contact

Here’s what’s become of them.

Sit With Negative Emotions, Don’t Push Them Away

If we want a life full of deep meaning, true love, and emotional strength, it’s going to involve the risk (and often the reality) of discomfort, conflict, and loss.

When Your Family Spreads Misinformation

In times of crisis, family group chats can become dangerous platforms for the spread of false claims.

Dear Therapist: My Boyfriend Won’t Let Me Have Male Friends

He’s been cheated on before, and he gets very anxious that I will want to be with someone else.

There’s No Going Back to ‘Normal’

Once we accept, and grieve, that our old way of life is gone, we can build a better future.

America Is Already Different Than It Was Two Weeks Ago

The flurry of recent changes demonstrates how quickly they can be made when those in power have the will to make them.

These Two Generations of Best Friends Live Like Family

“When they were babies, we raised them together. We were always at each other’s houses, and the girls were always together.”

The Familial Language of Black Grief

Black people feel the pain and loss of black life as if it were our very own blood that had been brutalized—because it easily could have been.

‘It’s Been Setting in on Me That This Is Like a Cycle’

The events of 2020 carry painful resonances for black families, whose collective memories of violence reach back generations.

The Best Way to Handle Your Decline Is to Confront It Head On

Much like contemplating death can neutralize the fear of it, it can help to acclimate yourself to the idea of losing professional skills before it happens.

Now I Understand Why My Parents Were So Strict

Growing up, I thought they were unreasonable. Now I see that their rules were an appropriate reaction to the threats that face black people in the U.S.

I Didn’t Have Any Graduation Wisdom. So I Asked 19 Smart People Instead.

What a novelist, a therapist, a Buddhist teacher, and others have to say to the class of 2020

Dear Therapist: My Daughter Doesn’t Care That I Want Her to Live Closer to Home

I don’t think she truly understands the impact that seeing her only once or twice a year is having on us.

The New Relationships That Fizzled Out in Quarantine

The pandemic made every non-cohabiting couple a long-distance one—and effectively stopped a whole legion of blossoming romances in their tracks.

What a Liberal and a Conservative Learned From Their Friendship

“I think it’s important that you remember who your friend is, that they are not just a set of political policies.”

I Miss My Grandchildren

The pandemic isn’t clarifying what’s important; it’s ripping it away.

What Isolation Does to Undocumented Immigrants

The pandemic has thrown into sharp relief the lonely, confined lives many immigrants in the United States were already living.

Dear Therapist: My Father and Grandmother Haven’t Spoken in 30 Years

I’d like to meet her before she dies, but I’m worried he would see my fraternizing with her as a betrayal.

The Many Faces of the ‘Wine Mom’

Some see her as a symptom of a problem with modern parenting; others just see her as a good time.